In this week’s first-ever live Gabfest, DoubleX editors Jessica Grose and Hanna Rosin along with nymag.com staff writer Noreen Malone discuss the portrayal of Sarah Palin in the movie Game Change; Sara Blakely, the founder of Spanx, and her appearance on the Forbes billionaire’s list; and the war on women, with very special guest star, The Daily Show’s Samantha Bee.

The DoubleX "coffee talk" endorsements:

Hanna Rosin recommends “Great American Losers” a brilliant blog post from the New York Review of Books’ website, which discusses the current spate of male antiheroes in literature.